Aug 31, 2020
The narrative around growing a business suggests that in the beginning things are quiet and you have lots of time on your hands but you don’t have much money coming in. And then as it grows, the amount of money coming in gets bigger, but the amount of time you have available gets increasingly smaller. And because of...
Aug 24, 2020
Is there such a thing as a stress-free business?
I don’t know that any business will ever be 100% stress free.
But you can minimize the stress you experience, by taking one small, but important action every single month - building up your cash reserve.
When you compare it to the alternative, living hand to mouth,...
Aug 10, 2020
The sales process with corporate firms can take quite a long time.
Sometimes we do get in touch with the right person at the right time, and you can meet the person, shake their hand, and have the contract in the bag by the end of the week. That does happen (but not often).
Sometimes it can take six months.
Sometimes...
Aug 3, 2020
In the middle of the Covid crisis, many of us are in an uncertain season, a ‘between Winters’ stage and we don’t exactly know how things will play out in the months ahead.
This uncertainty can cause a sense of scarcity, even desperation, and a feeling that we should take on any and all work offered to us, even if...